Improvement in curtain-fixtures



of the invention, such as will enable others this specification `theframe, in which the roller and spring are placedal1 of which will bemore fully def UNITED STATES PATENT NCDEEroE.

ALMON E. LAZELL, OF WEST MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN CURTAIN-FIXTURES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,719, dated June 10,1873; application filed May 13,

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALMoN E. LAZELL, of West Meriden, in the county ofNew Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new anduseful'mprovements in Curtain- Fixtures; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description skilled in the artto which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form part of The nature of my inventionrela-tes to an improvement in curtainiixtures for holding the cord; andit consists in, iirst, a roller and aninclined plane, which allow thecord to be freely moved in one direction, but which catch and hold it assoon as the reverse motion begins 5 second, a spring placed under theroller, so that the action of the roller in binding the cord shall beeasy and gradual; and, third, in

scribed hereafter.

Figure lis a sectional view of my holder. Fig. 2 is a plan view oftheplate out of which the frame is formed.

l represents the frame, stamped from a sheet of any suitable kind ofmeta-l, having the two slots, 2, in which the roller 3 plays, and thetwo ends, 4, which form the legs, for securing the frame to thewindow-frame, as shown in Fig. l. After the plate has thus been stamped,it is placed in a suitable die, so as to turn up the sides and bend downthe legs, and then l the roller 3 and spring 5 are secured in position.

As the two slots are cut so as to approach each diagonally, when thesides are turned up, they form inclined planes for the roller, whichallow the cord to be pulled freely down, but as soon as it begins tomove in the opposite direction the roller catches and binds it againstthe bottom ot' the frame so as" to hold it firmly and securely. Thespring 5, placed in the bottom of the frame, under the roller, graduallygives as the roller begins to bind the cord, making its action gradualand easy and preventing any sudden jerks.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a curtain-holder, the roller3 working in the inclined .planes orslots ot' a suitable holding frame, when arranged to operate sub-`stantially' as shown and described.

2. The spring 5, arranged in a suitable frame, and combined with aroller working ifn` an inclined plane or slot, substantially' as setforth.

' 3. The frame 1, having the inclined slots 2 and legs 4, whenconstructed as specified, in combination with the roller 3,substantially as shown. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I y have hereunto set my handthis 8th day of ,l May, 1873.

Witnesses: ALMON E. LAZELL.

E. B. EVERITT, i VCHARLES P. IvEs.

